This set of exercises is like kihon basics, though it seems the selection of moves is more practical than ido kihon since they’re practised in a more natural stance with less range of motion. This begs the question: why do so many drills I've been taught use zenkutsu dachi to start with?
Perhaps these drills are intended to help the karateka have a strong, rooted zenkutsu dachi stance whilst performing a mae-ken tzuki strike with the leading hand – rather than suggesting a stepping forward motion and punching with the hand that was in the hikite position.
Sword hand – equivalent to chudan shuto. Once first block has be accomplished, rest other hand on opponent’s blocked hand – this will allow sensitivity to whether they’re going to strike again.
Diagonal blocking – jodan haito uke and teisho uchi (downward strike is shuto also instead of palm heel).
Twist and downward drag – applied as a block, kakate and drop into shikodachi to take opponent down onto a throat strike.
Horizontal clamp – jodan haito uke, then kakate. Can’t remember actual application practised.
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